Two of NASCAR’s hottest gals, (okay maybe two of Nascar’s only gals) have ties to cbslimited.com! North Carolina native, Monica Palumbo (far left) and South Carolina sweetheart, Paige Duke (far right) are two of NASCAR’s three Sprint Girls. They are charged with the smiles in Victory Lane following each checkered flag.

NASCAR has become one of the most popular sports in the country and these girls are sort of like the cheerleaders…sort of . In the 1970’s, they were Winston Girls and wore bikinis in Victory Lane. Their duties included kissing the sweaty cheek of the winner, smiling and looking oh-so-beautiful. They were trophy girls, a reference Monica Palumbo says is offensive.

“Absolutely offensive,” said Palumbo, a Miss Sprint Cup figure since Sprint became NASCAR’s title sponsor in 2008. “We’ve worked really hard to change the program and change our name, change the perceptions.”

The new Sprint girl wears a racing suit, like the drivers, and is also a huge part of the marketing of NASCAR. Along with advertising, these gals tweet about their driver interviews and post race riff-raff on Facebook, a far cry from the days of the Winston chicks.

But before Monica Palumbo was a Sprint Girl, she was a member of the CB’s Winners Circle. CB Mathis helped to lead Monica to the crown in 2001, when she became Miss North Carolina. He assisted her with her wardrobe as well as training for stage and interview. She went on to place 15th in the Miss USA pageant later that year.

One of the newest additions to the Sprint Girl roster is Paige Duke. Paige has been a pageant and prom customer of CB’s Limited in Lancaster, SC for years and was even employed there through high school. We are proud to say that Paige is a CB’s Girl!